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Will Johnson’s mining misstep cost him?

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The Prime Minister joked yesterday that thanks to Margaret Thatcher closing coal mines, the UK ‘had a big early start and we’re now moving rapidly away from coal altogether.’ Is this typical Boris, or has he misread the room? Isabel Hardman speaks to Katy Balls and James Forsyth.

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